Garment hanger



NOV. 6, 1951' c c, IGHT 2,574,185

GARMENT HANGER Filed Aug. 1, 1949 Inventor Cordell 0. Light I B, nu pave fim Patented Nov. 6, 1 951 GARMENT HANGER,

Cordell 0. Light, Amarillo, Tex., assignor of fifty per cent to Tyra P. Byrum, Amarillo, Tex.

Application August 1, 1949, Serial No. 107,957 1 Claim. (c1. mag-91) This invention relates to an attachment for a wire clothes hanger primarily designed for suspending skirts and pants. v

The primary object of this invention is to provide an attachment of the character described which is so constructed that it can be readily secured upon and removed from the conventional wire hanger with a minimum of time and efiort.

A further object of this invention is to provide a skirt and pants attachement for a wire hanger which is relatively simple in design and construction, cheap to manufacture in large quantities, easy to assemble and support upon a wire hanger, and extremely efficient for its intended purpose.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide in a wire clothes hanger, an attachment for suspending skirts and pants comprising a first plate, means for removably suspending said first plate upon the hanger, a second plate, means for movably attaching said second plate to said first plate, and spring means interposed between the plates adjacent their top edges normally urging the bottom edges of said plates together in clamping position.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will later become apparent that the following description proceeds, are attained by the device a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the attachment shown secured to a conventional wire hanger;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary end elevational view of the attachment ilustrating the manner of moveably suspending one of the plates on the other; and,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the top portion of one of the plates.

Specific reference is now made to the drawings. In the several views in the accompanying drawings and in the following specification reference characters indicate corresponding elements throughout.

The device of the instant invention is generally indicated at IG and is to be removeably supported upon a conventional wire hanger [2 having a neck portion l4 and a horizontal bar It. The attachment comprises a first plate I8 and a similarly shaped second plate 20 which may be fabricated u of suitable light weight materials, such as plastics,

aluminum, and other light weight metals.

The first plate 18 is provided with inclined edges 22 adjacent the top thereof, the edges being inclined at the same angle and in the same direction as the shoulder bars of the wire hanger I2 so that a coat or other garment may be suspended upon the wire hanger with the attachment thereon in the conventional manner. The top edge of the first plate [8 includes a downturned lip 24 which includes a longitudinal slot 26 for receiving the neck portion I4 of the wire hanger. The bottom edge of the first plate [8 is provided with an upturned longitudinal lip 26 for receiving and gripping the horizontal bar l6 of the wire hanger l2.

Adjacent the corners 28 of the first plate are transversely extending bolts 30 which are secured to the first plate in any suitable manner. It is preferred that one end of the bolt 30 be threaded and received in threaded apertures in the first plate and nuts 32 be received on the bolts for securely attaching the same to the first plate as will be readily apparent from the drawings. The second plate 20 is of the same dimensions and configuration as the first plate and includes a down-turned lip 34 at its top end and an upturned, longitudinal lip 36 at its bottom end. Adjacent the corners 38 of the second plate 20, the latter is provided with apertures 40 for slidably receiving the bolts 30 so that the second plate 20 is movably relative to the first plate I8. The free ends of the bolts 30 carry nuts 42 for limiting the outward movement of the second plate 20 relative to the first plate l8.

Interposed between the two plates adjacent the top edges is a coil spring 44 which is secured as at 46 and 48 by means of rivets to the first and second plates. This coil spring normally urges the top ends or edges of the two plates apart and thereby urges the bottom edge 35 of the second plate towards and in gripping engagement with the bottom edge of the first plate, as will be clearly understood with reference to Figure 2.

In use, the attachment It] is suspended upon the hanger l2 by passing the neck portion l4 of the wire hanger through the slot 26 on the top edge of the first plate l8. Thereafter, the horizontal bar [6 of the wire hanger is flexed or bent upwardly until it clears the free edge of the lip 26 and slips into the lip as shown in the drawings. Skirts and pants are suspended on the attachment by compressing the second plate at the lip portion 34 thereof against the action of the spring to urge the bottom edge 36 of the second plate 20 away from the bottom edge of the first plate. The skirts and pants are positioned between the plates at their bottom edges and a release of the second plate will allow the skirts and pants to be gripped between the bottom edges 01' the first and second plate. To remove the attachment from the hanger, the horizontal bar [6 is flexed or bent upwardly to clear the free edge of the lip 26 and .then the attachment is removed through the neck 01' the hangeras will be'readily understood.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it hended by the spirit of theinvention as herein.

described and the scopeof'the appended claim.

Having described theinvention, what is claimed as new is:

In a wire clothes hanger, an attachment for even suspending skirts and pants comprising a first vertical plate having a lip at its upper end, said lip including a slot for loosely embracing the neck of the hanger and an upturned longitudinal lip at its lower end for receiving the horizontal bar of the hanger, a second vertical plate oi the same dimensions as the first plate, bolts carried by said first plate slidably extending through said second plate, nuts on the free ends 01' said bolts for limiting the outwardmovement oi. said second plate, and a spring interposed between and terminally secured to said plates adjacent their upper endsnormally urging the lower ends of said plates together into clamping position.

' CORDELL C. LIGHT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file or this patent:

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